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Stephen Riggs writes to his fiance in May of 1872 to tell her of his time in Detroit and ask if she can obtain an Ohio marriage license. Stephen begins the letter by describing the recent events of the Assembly he is attending. He inquires about the possibility of Annie obtaining an Ohio marriage license to help speed up the marriage process. Before writing more about his love for Annie, Stephen describes the well to do Dickinson Family he met in Detroit. Note: the final page was written on Friday May 17th.

Collection Description

This item is part of the larger Van Norman, C. E., Jr. Collection available at the Center for Western Studies. The collection is comprised mostly of correspondence. The majority of these letters are between Stephen Riggs and his second wife Annie B. (Ackley) Riggs although there are additional correspondences between Annie Riggs and others. Additional materials include the Civil War correspondence of John S. Mitchell and others to Angelina Mitchell; a bill from Scott County, Illinois; army discharge forms; and correspondences of Justus Stevens, Ruth McConihe, and the Mathews, Trickle, Porter, and Farnham families. Geographically, much of this material is tied to Illinois. Note: Some of the Riggs children, including Robert Riggs and Isabella Williams, also have correspondence in this collection. There are also some unattributed Native American mission letters and a few miscellaneous postcards and envelopes from letters sent to various recipients.

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